bequest

UK /bɪˈkwɛst/ US /bɪˈkwɛst/
noun 5verb 1

Definitions

noun

1

The act of bequeathing or leaving by will.

2

The transfer of property upon the owner's death according to the will of the deceased.

2006 SHERRY CLODMAN & EDWARD H. PEARCE: Well Advised. p.25 Civil Sector Press →ISBN A specific bequest is the gift of a specific sum of money, or the gift of a specific property or a particular asset. Perhaps the most common type of bequest, and undoubtedly the most certain, it is the first to be paid after the settlement of estate debts.

3

That which is left by will; a legacy.

4

That which has been handed down or transmitted.

Yet some odor of religion is still lingering here, the bequest of pious souls, who had grace to enjoy a foretaste of immortal life.

5

A person's inheritance; an amount of property given by will.

verb

1

To give as a bequest; bequeath.

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